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A new species ofAristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from India with co-evolutionary notes onA. indica and papilionid butterflies

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Aristolochia krisagathra, a new species from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India is described, illustrated and included into a key to the four Indian species of the genus. Notes on the host-relationships of these species are also provided, paticularly ofA. indica to papilionid butterflies.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Calicut, 673 635, Kerala, India

    V. V. Sivarajan & A. K. Pradeep

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Sivarajan, V.V., Pradeep, A.K. A new species ofAristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from India with co-evolutionary notes onA. indica and papilionid butterflies. Pl Syst Evol 163, 31–34 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00936150

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